"I just made it a point not to laugh too loud at the jokes. Prince loved a joke and he'd be funny and I tried not to bring attention to myself because people who usually brought attention to themselves got gone."

Morris Hayes began playing in Prince's band in 1992, and stayed with him for two decades as part of the New Power Generation.

In Australia for Bluesfest 2018, he talks about his first meetings with the enigmatic pop star and how Prince's work ethic and attitude towards his craft had a lasting influence on his own life and music.

And he got a pretty big surprise when he met Tim Shiel for the first time!